ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Points Table Update: England record second win in Group C in Kolkata; NZ vs SA for top spot in Group D

2 min readUpdated: Feb 14, 2026 06:19 PM IST

T20 World Cup 2026 Points Table Update: The race for the T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 spots are heating up with a slate of interesting results and upsets taking place across the four groups in the first round of the 20-team tournament.

On Saturday, Oman became the first team to be knocked out of the competition with their third-successive defeat, but that has not cut out the unpredictability of qualification across the groups. While India and Pakistan remain comfortably placed ahead of their Group A clash in Colombo, Australia’s upset defeat to Zimbabwe by 23 runs on Friday has thrown open the possibilities in Group B. Things remain tight in Group C as well, with Scotland, Italy and England firming up their positions in the race behind the West Indies. Marked as the group of death before the tournament, the riddles in Group D have been solved the earliest, with 2024 semi-finalists Afghanistan losing their big contests against New Zealand and South Africa in succession.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	NRR
1	India (H)	2	2	0	4	3.05
2	Pakistan	2	2	0	4	0.932
3	United States	3	1	2	2	0.533
4	Netherlands	3	1	2	2	−1.352
5	Namibia	2	0	2	0	−2.884

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Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	NRR
1	Sri Lanka (H)	2	2	0	4	3.125
2	Zimbabwe	2	2	0	4	1.984
3	Australia	2	1	1	2	1.1
4	Ireland	3	1	2	2	−2.175
5	Oman (E)	3	0	3	0	−4.306

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Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	NRR
1	West Indies	2	2	0	4	1.625
2	England	3	2	1	4	-0.650
3	Scotland	3	1	2	2	0.95
4	Italy	2	1	1	2	−0.352
5	Nepal	2	0	2	0	−1.854

Group D

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	NRR
1	New Zealand	2	2	0	4	1.919
2	South Africa	2	2	0	4	1.425
3	United Arab Emirates	2	1	1	2	−1.030
4	Afghanistan	2	0	2	0	−0.555
5	Canada	2	0	2	0	−1.526